Israeli forces shot and injured four Palestinians with live fire when clashes erupted near the border in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Ministry of Health said.

Spokesman for Gaza’s Ministry of Health Ashraf al-Qidra told Ma’an two young men were shot east of Beit Hanoun near the border with Israel in the north of the coastal enclave.

Two others were shot near the borderline east of Gaza City, al-Qidra said, adding that two men suffered from severe tear gas inhalation east of al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an they were looking into the reports.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip crowd near the borders with Israel every Friday to show solidarity with what Palestinians in besieged coastal enclave have termed the “Jerusalem Intifada” taking place in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Nearly 30 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip since the unrest spread in October, the majority shot dead during clashes on the Gaza-Israel border.

Over 1,300 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli forces since the start of this year, the majority during clashes that broke out with the Israeli military during protests in the occupied West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

UN rights monitor to the occupied Palestinian territory Makarim Wibisono earlier this week condemned excessive use of force used by Israeli military forces in the context of protests and urged the Israeli authorities to comply with international law regarding the use of force and firearms.

Palestinians harvest a field of cucumbers on the outskirts of Gaza City.

Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian farmers and shepherds in the Gaza Strip Saturday morning, forcing them to leave their fields, witnesses said.

Witnesses told Ma’an that Israeli military forces deployed east of Juhr al-Dik in the central Gaza Strip opened fire on the workers while they were in their agricultural fields, forcing them to leave the area.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an they were looking into the reports.

Palestinian farmers face frequent fire from Israeli forces inside of or near the military-imposed “buffer zone.” While the exact limits of the zone are often unclear, they are enforced with live fire.

The Israeli army often says in such circumstances that the use of live fire is necessary to deter potential "security threats,” a policy that has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sectors of the impoverished Palestinian territory, which has been under a crippling Israeli blockade since 2007.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs last month reported at least 42 cases of Israeli forces opening fire on Palestinians in the buffer zone, on both land and sea sides.

Israel has redeployed the Iron Dome missile interception system in settlements close to the border with the Gaza Strip. Israeli sources said the measure comes in the aftermath of the death of two Palestinians, in Hebron, especially the one who was executed after he was already shot and severely injured.

Israeli TV Channel 2 said that following videotaped execution of the wounded Palestinian, the army deployed Iron Dome systems in Ashdod and Nativot. The extra-judicially executed Palestinian has been identified as Abdul-Fattah Yosri Sharif; another Palestinian, Ramzi Aziz Qasrawi, was shot and instantly killed.

The “Jewish Press” agency said the Iron Dome system has been redeployed in many areas, south of the country, especially near Sderot and Nativot, close to the border with the Gaza Strip.

It claimed that the motive for the redeployment "remains unclear," especially since Tel Aviv did not reveal whether it was related to a "credible threat," or merely a "routine move."

The execution of the Palestinian in Hebron would have gone unnoticed, similar to many previous incidents, but the fact that it was captured on film, and went spiral on the Internet, pushed Israel to, and its Prime Minister, to denounce it.

There have been a few instances where similar executions were caught on tape, including the case of Hadeel Wajeeh ‘Awwad, 16, who was executed in occupied Jerusalem, after she was shot and seriously injured, following what appears to be an attempted stabbing attack.

Another case is the killing of Mohammad Abu Khalaf, 20, who was first shot by the soldiers in Jerusalem, and fell onto the ground bleeding and incapacitated, when six of the militarized police officers fired more than 50 rounds at him, killing him instantly.

Israeli navy ships opened fire, earlier on Friday morning, targeting a number of Palestinian fishing boats, while the soldiers, stationed across the border fence, opened fire on shepherds, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip.

Several navy ships fired rounds of live ammunition on a number of Palestinian fishing boats, in the Sudaniyya Sea, in northern Gaza, causing damage but no injuries.

Fearing further Israeli assaults and violations, the fishers has to sail back to shore, without being able to fish to provide for their families.

In related news, Israeli soldiers, stationed on military towers across the borders fence, opened fire on Palestinian shepherds, herding their sheep behind the Eastern Graveyard, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; no injuries were reported.

The attacks are part on ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinians in different parts of the besieged, impoverished and war-torn coastal region.

Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Wednesday at dawn, at least nine Palestinians, in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during extensive military invasions and searches of homes, and property. The army also carried out a limited invasion into northern Gaza.

Several military vehicles invaded Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, and kidnapped three young men, identified as Amer Mohammad Taqatqa, 24, Mohammad Jalal Taqatqa, 20, and Mohammad Salem Thawabta, 28.

In addition, several military vehicles invaded Atteel town, north of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, searched homes and kidnapped a young man, identified as Mohammad Shaher Rezqallah, 36.

In the central West Bank district of Ramallah, the soldiers invaded and searched homes in Beit Rima town, north of Ramallah city, and kidnapped a Palestinian teen, identified as Bassel Hazem Rimawi, 18, a former political prisoner who was released less than four months ago, after being held for six months under arbitrary Administrative Detention, without charges.

On Tuesday at night, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, after firing many flares and live rounds, and stormed his home. He added that the soldiers detained his sons Laith, 15, and Ya’ish, 17, outside of the family home for several hours, and interrogated them.

The family has been subject to frequent invasions and violations by the army; the soldiers also repeatedly occupied their rooftop and used it as a military post and monitoring tower.

In related news, several armored military vehicles, including tanks, carried out a limited invasion into Palestinian lands, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and fired live rounds.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday morning carried out a small-scale incursion into the northern border areas of the Gaza Strip along with a number of military bulldozers. A field observer told Quds Press that a number of Israeli bulldozers, escorted by an Israeli tank, leveled lands near the Zikim military base. A similar incursion took place in the southern and central border areas of the Strip on Tuesday morning. In violation of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement with the resistance, the IOF repeatedly carries out incursions into Gaza border areas.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning carried out a small-scale incursion into eastern border areas of the Gaza Strip.

A field observer told Quds Press that a number of Israeli bulldozers escorted by tanks invaded east of Khan Younis, south of Gaza, and embarked on leveling lands.

A similar incursion took place on the eastern border of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. In violation of the Egyptian-brokered truce agreement with the resistance, the IOF repeatedly carries out incursions into Gaza border areas to level lands at the pretext of preventing resistance activities.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) declared on Sunday that it allocated US$6 million of its funds for the reconstruction of part of the destroyed areas in the Gaza Strip.

US$1.78 million are allocated for the reconstruction, while US$4.22 million are allocated for the rehabilitation of houses severely affected during the 2014 Israeli aggression.

A total of 1,095 refugee families will receive financial assistance through local banks, the agency said. Temporary housing solutions will be found during the reconstruction process, according to the UN agency.

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Sunday opened machinegun fire at Palestinian farmers in the Gaza Strip while working in their agricultural lands east of Hojer al-Dick town south of Gaza City.

A local source told Quds Press that Israeli border soldiers opened fire from their military posts at farmers working their lands, forcing them to leave their field which came under fire. The source added that the farmers escaped unhurt from the areas with no reported casualties.

Israeli forces opened fire on a group of Palestinian farmers and shepherds in eastern Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to eyewitnesses.

Witnesses told Ma'an that Israeli forces deployed at the border fence opened fire on Palestinians who were in nearby agricultural lands, with no injuries reported.

An Israeli army spokesperson told Ma’an they had no information regarding shots being fired in Khan Yunis.

Israeli military forces have opened fire on Palestinian farmers near the border at least six times since the beginning of 2016, injuring one in January.

Forces also entered the besieged enclave with bulldozers and leveled agricultural lands on Tuesday near the village of Khuzza in the southeastern Gaza Strip.

Palestinian farmers and fishermen face frequent fire from Israeli forces inside of or near the military-imposed “buffer zone.” While the exact limits of the zone are often unclear, they are enforced with live fire on both land and seaside borders of Gaza.

The Israeli army often says in such circumstances that the use of live fire is necessary to deter potential "security threats,” a policy that has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sectors of the impoverished Palestinian territory, which has been under a crippling Israeli blockade since 2007.

At least ten youths were injured in Gaza Strip including four with gunshot wounds after Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire at Palestinian peaceful protesters on Friday.

Palestinian Health Ministry said that a young man was injured in al-Fakhari area, three other injuries were reported in the Central Province, including one with a live bullet, while three more youths were shot with live bullets in Gaza City.

Israeli authorities, on Wednesday, cancelled a weekly visit which allows elderly Palestinians, from the Gaza Strip, to travel to annexed East Jerusalem for Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to Palestinian liaison officials.

Sources at the liaison office said that Israel had called off the agreement, which previously allowed 200 Gazans above the age of 60 to worship at the holy site as part of a ceasefire agreement that ended the 2014 Gaza war.

Sources said that Israel cancelled the agreement on the grounds that Palestinian worshipers traveling for worship were not returning to the Gaza Strip on the same day of the visit, as the agreement stipulated. A spokesperson for Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) confirmed the cancellation and said that: "Any claims regarding the freezing of permits for prayers in the Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa] should be directed to those who choose to exploit illegally the permits at the expense of the rest of the public."

"In light of inappropriate misusing of the permit and exploiting inappropriately the Israeli civil policy, it has been decided to freeze the permits for prayers in the Temple Mount [Al-Aqsa]," the spokesperson said, adding that over 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza are permitted to cross into Israel, each day, for a variety of purposes, including business affairs or medical treatment.

The spokesperson said that giving permits for entry to the Al-Aqsa compound is a "civil step" among others taken by the body, but added that any "attempts to harm the security of Israel" would not be tolerated.

The spokesperson told Ma'an that the decision was temporary until the issue was addressed by the Palestinian Civil Committee in the Gaza Strip.

The announcement comes after Israeli authorities, last week, reportedly said they were considering increasing the number of Palestinians able to travel from Gaza to Al-Aqsa, as well as lowering the age limit to 50.

Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in Islam and is also venerated as Judaism's most holy place. Disputes surrounding visitation to the site have historically flared tensions in the occupied Palestinian territory.

Increased Israeli presence at the site, last year, contributed to an escalation of tensions that triggered a wave of unrest across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories in October.

Saraya al-Quds, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad Movement, warned Israel of going too far in its aggression on the Palestinian people and the violation of the truce accord.

This came in a short filmed recording published on Wednesday on the website of Saraya al-Quds. The recording shows data and photos reflecting the extent of preparation of the armed forces of Islamic Jihad.